Barry Goldman is an arbitrator and mediator based in Michigan. He holds an MA in philosophy from the University of Hawaii and a JD from Wayne State University Law School where he has served on the adjunct faculty for many years. Barry is the author of The Science of Settlement: Ideas for negotiators and co-author, with Stuart M. Israel, of Opinions: Essays on lawyering, litigation and arbitration, the placebo effect, chutzpah, and related matters. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Email: bagman [at] ameritech.net
by Barry Goldman This article is the second in a series. The first is here. Justice delayed is justice denied. Everyone agrees. Lawsuits should be brought in a timely manner. If too much time goes by before a case is adjudicated, witnesses become unavailable, memories fade, evidence is lost, and it becomes harder to reconstruct…
by Barry Goldman Back in 1987 Jared Diamond wrote a piece for Discover Magazine titled “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” In it, Diamond argued “the adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered.” Hunter…